arbutus
arbutus, the wild strawberrytree, arbutus
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
arbutus , ī, f.: the arbutus, or arbute tree; wild strawberry tree, an evergreen prized for its delicate foliage.
arbŭtus, i, f. [kindr. with arbor, since the arbutus was abundant in Italy],
- the wild strawberry-tree, the arbute, arbutus: Arbutus unedo, Linn.; Ov. M. 10, 102; cf. Verg. G. 2, 69; Col. 7, 9, 6; 8, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 24, 28, § 99; 23, 8, 79, § 151 al.; its fruit, like that of the oak, was anciently the food of men; cf. arbutum. Under it the goats were fond of grazing: dulce satis umor, depulsis arbutus haedis, etc., Verg. E. 3, 82; so Hor. C. 1, 17, 5; and idle men of reposing: nunc viridi membra sub arbuto Stratus, Hor. C. 1, 1, 21.
arbutus, ī, f., der Meerkirschen- od. Erdbeerbaum, der Hagapfelbaum (Arbutus Unedo, L.), Verg., Col. u.a.
arbutus, A.a crabtre
excecabunt omnes arbores infra ‥ pasturam crescentes, tantum exceptis quercis [sic ], fraxinis et arbitis
a crabtre , arbitus, macianus
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arbŭtus, (13) ī, f. , arbousier : Virg. G. 2, 69.
arbŭtus, i, f.: corbezzolo ⧟ POWO 326526-1.
arbutus ī, f
- 1 AL-, AR-, the wild strawberrytree, arbutus, V., H., O.
Arbŭtus
(κόμαρος). The wild strawberry-tree.